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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 25 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 February 2016. It was answered by Ben Gummer (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 March 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Ambulance Services: Migrant Workers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on the number of people employed by ambulance services who are from non-EU countries of the salary threshold increase for Tier 2 visa applications to £35,000.

Answer

Data from the Home Office shows that no visas were issued to people employed by ambulance services in the last five years for roles other than paramedics. Paramedics were placed on the United Kingdom’s shortage occupation list in April 2015 and are therefore exempt from the requirement to earn £35,000 whilst the role is on the shortage occupation list.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
28453
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Ambulance services Migrant workers Visas
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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